Paul Wells and Aaron Wherry of the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau discuss the stories behind the headlines with Maclean’s on the Hill host Cormac MacSweeney. This week’s talking points: Paul Calandra, non-answers in the House, public outrage and the role of the Speaker:
ESSENTIAL READING ON THE HEADLINES
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ON DECORUM
Who’s responsible for the House? -
ON CALANDRA
A parliamentary apology -
ON TRANSPARENCY
Chiefs disclose their salaries -
ON EXPENSES
Parliament’s top-five spenders -
ON OBAMA
The president’s last chance -
ON IRAQ
Commons would vote on combat
FILED UNDER: Maclean's Politics Paul Calandra Question Period